2021/10/08 by Kelvin Pak Shing Cheung, Sumon Sarkar, Vladimir Gevorgyan · 3 citations
Chemistry · #Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods #Radical Photochemical Reactions #Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
paper · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00403
openalex publication_date 2021/10/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
In recent years, visible light-induced transition metal catalysis has emerged as a new paradigm in organic photocatalysis, which has led to the discovery of unprecedented transformations as well as the improvement of known reactions. In this subfield of photocatalysis, a transition metal complex serves a double duty by harvesting photon energy and then enabling bond forming/breaking events mostly via a single catalytic cycle, thus contrasting the established dual photocatalysis in which an exogenous photosensitizer is employed. In addition, this approach often synergistically combines catalyst-substrate interaction with photoinduced process, a feature that is uncommon in conventional photoredox chemistry. This Review describes the early development and recent advances of this emerging field.